Democrats Are Very Skeptical About Funding For Trump’s Iran War
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“In one f**king month we will spend more over there than we needed to save healthcare for more than 2 million Americans," Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) said.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration could soon ask Congress for billions more in military funding as it wages an open-ended bombing campaign in Iran, prompting skepticism among even the most national security-minded Senate Democrats.
Most Democrats are flatly ruling it out, noting that President Donald Trump didn’t seek authorization from Congress before launching the war, so lawmakers now have no duty to help him bankroll another costly military operation in the Middle East.
“Our answer should just be simply, ‘No, you’re not getting money to fund an illegal, unpopular, potentially world-altering war,’” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) told HuffPost.
“We got people sleeping on the street. People can’t afford health care, people can’t afford groceries, people can’t afford child care, education. Invest in the American people, not in an endless war,” added Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who caucuses with Democrats.
Others want more information about what the money would be used for before making a final determination. There are bipartisan concerns, for example, that U.S. military munition stockpiles could run out if the conflict lasts a month or more. Senators who oppose the war are also sensitive to the needs of U.S. troops and the equipment needed to protect them, such as defensive systems used to shoot down Iranian missiles that are targeting U.S. military bases in the region.
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